Historical perspective on Russian invasion of Afghanistan

Brief recount of how Russia invaded Afghanistan.

by KALUGIN

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2009/12/11/how_we_invaded_afghanistan

Drone video feeds in the clear

WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126102247889095011.html

Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/18/AR2009121804281.html

Connectivity issues with various CI

  • November 26, 2009 LSE connectivity issues bring down trading temporarily.

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/global/incident/previous-updates.htm

  • November 19, 2009 FAA network issue?

http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=10966

BBC:”China military site draws hackers”

Attacks on PLA web site.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8367880.stm

PLA foray into public relations/infowar? Its good that they are making an attempt to brand an image.  It provides a way to open a dialog with a closed community. Certainly they are out numbered in the media. They have ways to go before they can be effective in influencing the hearts and minds of the internet.

Link to PLA: http://eng.mod.gov.cn/

 

Cyber War Plans

Interesting article from the National Journal.  It chronicles the US offensive cyber involvements.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/njmagazine/cs_20091114_3145.php

FRONTLINE:Ghana:Digital Dumping Ground

Piece on e-waste impact on the environment and cybersecurity.  Criminal elements are sifting through junked computers for personal information. Another way to view “dumpster diving”.

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/ghana804/video/video_index.html

wsj “How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade”

Article on Palantir’s social analytic software used to track down terror and criminal networks.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125200842406984303.html

npr:Pakistan’s Military Wins Swat Valley Radio War

Interesting Radio broadcast war going on in Afghanistan.  Example of how connecting with people to “win the hearts and minds”.  One could also compare the the Radio and Internet medium impact.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112397752

WSJ “Pride and Power”

Interesting insight into the RF psyche.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203550604574358733790418994.html

PLA new Website

PLA opens up a new cyberfront war leveraging Web 2.0.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/world/asia/21pla.html